Dan White at DJ TechTools sent word that they’ve launched what they’re calling the ‘coolest knobs ever’ for modding your gear. Their goals for the new line: Make a fresh line of knobs and faders in a range of awesome colors Make them high quality and defect-free from a trusted manufacturer Look at every DJ knob… Read More DJ TechTools Intros The ‘Coolest Knobs Ever’
Korg today expanded their Monotron line, adding a new synth and a delay effect: The Monotron DUO is a dual-oscillator mini-synth, inspired by the classic Mono/Poly. The Monotron DELAY combines analog synthesizer with a built-in delay effect. The two new devices keep the form factor of the original Korg Monotron and list for about $60.… Read More Korg Intros ‘Fun-Sized’ Monotron Duo Synthesizer, Monotron Delay
Moogfest 2011, held Halloween weekend in Asheville, N.C., was one of the biggest US electronic music events of the year. If you couldn’t make it, though, you can still check out some of the highlights online: Tangerine Dream’s entire Moogfest appearance is available via streaming at the NPR site. NPR has a festival recap at… Read More MoogFest 2011
The Science Museum (of London) wants you to remix the sounds of electronic music pioneer Daphne Oram and have your track judged by Brian Eno, DJ Spooky and The Wire. Here’s what they have to say about the OraMIX contest: In the 1960s, Daphne Oram developed a ground-breaking music technique she called ‘Oramics’. With her… Read More Daphne Oram Remix Contest – Get Your Oramics On!
Boutique synth maker Critter And Guitari have introduced the Pocket Piano MIDI, a $275 six-mode synth module. The Pocket Piano MIDI has the same functionality as the original Critter & Guitari Pocket Piano synthesizer, but adds MIDI functionality. It is both a sound module and a controller, sending and receiving MIDI note messages, and MIDI… Read More Pocket Piano MIDI
DKNG has announced an art print, created in conjunction with Moogfest 2011, that features a giant Moog monster synth – that glows in the dark to reveal a secret message! Here’s what they have to say about the print: Since last year’s print was such a success, we decided to create an all new giant… Read More Awesome Glow-In-The-Dark Moog Monster Synth Art Print
Mixmag reports that Justice is taking a ‘Just Say No’ attitude towards remixing Johnny Cash. The duo was recently approached to remix a classic Cash track. “We were asked to do a Johnny Cash remix,” says Justice’s Gaspard Augé. “But it doesn’t make any sense.” “When the song is already good, we can only make it… Read More Justice Just Says No To Remixing Johnny Cash
The Bob Moog Foundation has announced its lineup of educational events for MoogFest 2011. If you are attending MoogFest, make sure you check out the schedule, because the event will offer a rare opportunity to learn about synths and their history from ‘music mavericks, legends and pioneers. Here’s the schedule:
Audeonic Apps has updated MidiBridge – a utility designed to interconnect all types of MIDI interfaces (external, virtual and network) on an iOS device. Here’s what’s new in version 1.1: supports virtual MIDI to interconnect OMAC* compatible apps (Open Music App Collaboration) backgroundable jitter/sync mode fixes bug where events going to wrong output minor bug fixes… Read More MidiBridge MIDI Router Adds Open Music App Collaboration Support
Developer Paul Adams has introduced SoundMashine – a granular synthesis based sound sampling and sequencing instrument. The app records sound using the devices built-in microphone, then divides the sound into slices which are then automatically assigned to each of 16 screen tiles. Each tile has its own set of parameters allowing you to adjust window… Read More SoundMaschine Granular Synthesis Instrument For iOS
